Electronic Collections
Library Collections
Offering new methods of access and enhanced functionality, electronic resources are becoming more prolific in the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Libraries and more in demand by our users. The Libraries acquires and provides access to a growing collection of online databases, e-books, e-journals, and other digitally-based materials to expand the options for accessing and using information.
E-resources may be acquired and accessed through several methods:
- direct purchase of individual items selected by subject liaison librarians and/or recommended by faculty and students;
- direct purchase of individual items selected by patrons from among pre-selected records in MARQCAT (demand-driven acquisition);
- direct purchase of subject-focused or multidisciplinary collections;
- subscriptions to individual titles;
- subscriptions to subject-focused or multidisciplinary collections of resources.
Whatever the method of acquisition and access, the Libraries strive to be responsive to the needs of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù faculty, students and staff. Listings of , , and highlight some of the resources currently available.
As new databases and collections are considered for acquisition, are sometimes offered for a limited time; the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù community is invited to try out these potential new resources and submit their feedback for further consideration.
The Library also established some online collections of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù-related materials. is the institutional repository of published scholarly works of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù faculty and student research, including ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù these and dissertations. is a collection of selected, digitized materials in the Archival Collections.